Compression-faucet washer



March 17.1925. I 1,529,925

. C. SCHEELK.

I COMPRESSION FAUCET WASHER Filed March 8, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 17. 1925'.

c. S CHEELK COMPRESS ION FAUCET WASHER 2 Sheets-Sheet z Filed March a, 1921 .Patented Mar. 17, 192 5.

CLAUDE SCHEELK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' COHPRESSION-FAUCET WASHER.

Application filed March 8, 1921. Serial lio. 450,601.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE "SGHEELK, citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county ofCook and tate of Illlnois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Compression Faucet Washers, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to water faucets, and more particularly to the means for closin the valve seats thereof.

I e-principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved faucet that will not collect dirt, sand or rust, thereby insuring the cleanliness of the interior of the latter. I

A further object is to provide a plug constructionthat will compensate for any looseness in its dastening means.

. With the above and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which show various embodiments thereof, and thenspecifically pointed out in the claims, which" are attached to and form a part of this application.

In said drawings:

'Figure 1 is an elevatlon of a faucet, partly in section, showing the same equipped with the valve plug which is the subject matter of the present application for patent, Figs. 2 to 12 are sectional views of different forms of plugs, Fig. 13 is an inverted plan view of a valve stem, and Fig. 14 is 'a plan view of e erring specifically to the drawmg, and more particularly to Fig. 1, the body of the faucet is shown at 17, the same containing a partition 18 provided with an o 'ening 19 forming a valve seat and provi ing a passage for establishing communication be- I tween the inlet and outlet ends of the teasing.

The valve controlling the opening 19 is a plug 20 carried'b a stem 21 which is adapted to be raise or lowered by rotating the same ,in the usual manner, to withdraw the plug from the valve seat or to insert the same thereinto. The; said stem 21 is provided with a circumscribin integral ange 22 which has parallel y spaced ooves 23 for the recept1on of ribs 24 on t e top of the said lug 20. The valve plug 20 has a downward taper so that it may be tightly wedged in the opening 19 when it i forced downwardly, this taper being obsu Fig. 9 shows a valve plug havin adapt it for different sized valve seats.

tained by giving the side of the plug 20 a substantially convex curvature. The plug 20 is secured to the lower, end of the stem 21 by an axial screw 25 passing centrally through the plug and threaded into the said stem. The head of the screw 25 is at the bottom of the said plug, and it is countersunk. The purpose of the rib-and-groove relation between the plug 20 and the flange 22, is to keep the .said plug from turning.-

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as the screw 25 is applied, or when said screw loosens somewhat from use, or when said plu shrinks from repeated, operation of the va ve so that said screw ceases to func- 'tion as positive tightening means.

Fig.2 shows a valve plug 26 similar to the plug 20 shown in Fig. 1, but secured by a 'screw 27 which is not countersunk.

The valve plug 28 shown in .Fig. 3 is somewhat lon er than the one shown in Fig; 1, the sides 0% the same bein slightly different in shape, and is secure by a-countersunk screw 29.

The valve plug 30 shown in Fig. 4 is similar to the plug 28 in Fig. 3, but is secured by a screw 31 which is not countersunk.

In Fi 5 is shown a valveplug 32 of in.- verted rusto-conical shape, secured by a countersunk screw 33.

The valve plug 34 shown in Fig. 6 is similar to the plug 32 in Fig. 5, but is secured by a screw 35 not countersunk.

Fig. 7 shows an inverted frusto-conical plug 36 secured by a countersunk screw 37,

and which is made somewhat longer than the plugs 32 and 34, and is well adapted for seats of diflerent diameters.

The .valve .plug 38 shown in Fig. 8 is similarto the plug 36 in Fig. 7, but is secured by a screw 39 which is not counterits sides of concave curvature and secured'by a countersunk screw 41, while Fig. 10 shows a similar plug 42 secured by a screw 43 difier from the plug 44, except that its sescrew 47 is not countersunk.

to be the rib-and-groove expedient, 24, 23, described in connection with Fig. 1 is present in each of the modifications depicted in Fi 2 to 12 inclusive.

Having thus descri ed my invention I claim as new and Patent: 7

1. In combination, a valve stem having its base grooved, anda valve plug carried by said stem'and having its upper face ribbed for insertion in the rooved base of the valve stem to prevent th said valve plug from turnin r 4 2. In c'om ination, a valve stem having a circumscribing flange at its base, said flange having parallelly spaced grooves, and" a valve plug secured to said stem having ribs I 011 its-upper face for insertion in the said desire to secure by Letters stem having a 'clrcumscribing flange at its grooves of the said flange to prevent the said valve plug from turning. 3. A water faucet having a partition pro- 20 'vided with an opening and a valve seat with a vertical rim about said opening, a valve base, said flange having parallelly spaced grooves on the underside thereof, and a 25 tapered valve plug secured to, said stem, adjustable in relation to the said valve seat and having ribs on its upper face for insertion in the said grooves of the said flange to prevent thesaid valve plug from turn- 30- in testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

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